Forgotten Empires · Tantalus Media +1^*

Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition

2020 real-time strategy · construction and management simulation^* · strategy video game^*

At a glance

Genres

real-time strategy
construction and management simulation^*
strategy video game^*

Play modes

single-player video game
multiplayer video game
player versus player

Game facts

Developers

Forgotten Empires
Tantalus Media
World's Edge^*

Publishers

Xbox Game Studios

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Platforms

Microsoft Windows

Players by platform

Microsoft Windows^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
8^*

Content classifications

ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*
Classification
T - Teen^*

Compatibility and community reports

Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*
Compatibility category
Playable^*
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*
Community Linux compatibility tier
Platinum^*
Reports
136^*
Community confidence
strong^*

System requirements

Windows · Minimum^*
Operating system
Windows 10 version 18362.0 or higher^*
Processor alternatives
Intel i3-2105 @ 3.1GHz or AMD Phenom II X4 973 with an average CPU Passmark score of 1830 or better^*
Memory
8 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
GeForce GT 430, Radeon HD 5570, or Intel HD 4400 with an average Passmark G3D Mark of 570 or better @720p^*
Graphics API
Version 11^*
Network
Broadband Internet connection^*
Storage
42 GB available space^*
Conditions
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system · 2 GB VRAM^*
Windows · Recommended^*
Memory
16 GB^*
Processor alternatives
Intel i5-3300 @ 3.0GHz or AMD FX-8350 or equivalent with an average CPU Passmark score of 4100 or better^*
Graphics alternatives
GeForce GTX 980 or Radeon R9 Fury or equivalent with an average Passmark G3D Mark of 9500 or better @1080p^*
Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*
Memory
16 GB^*
Video memory
4 GB^*

Steam version platforms

Windows^*
Supported
Yes^*
macOS^*
Supported
No^*
Linux^*
Supported
No^*

Interface languages

English^*
Full audio
Yes^*
French^*
Full audio
Yes^*
Italian^*
Full audio
Yes^*
German^*
Full audio
Yes^*
Spanish - Spain^*
Full audio
Yes^*
Japanese^*
Korean^*
Portuguese - Brazil^*
Full audio
Yes^*
Russian^*
Simplified Chinese^*
Full audio
Yes^*
Traditional Chinese^*
Turkish^*
Vietnamese^*

Audio languages

English^*
French^*
Italian^*
German^*
Spanish - Spain^*
Portuguese - Brazil^*
Simplified Chinese^*
Vietnamese^*

Game features

Single-player^*
Multi-player^*
PvP^*
Online PvP^*
LAN PvP^*
Cross-Platform Multiplayer^*
Steam Achievements^*
Steam Trading Cards^*
Steam Cloud^*

Store genres

Strategy^*
Free To Play^*

Screenshots

Screenshot 1 from Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition

Screenshot 2 from Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition

Screenshot 3 from Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition

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